Alki Junkyard 1/17

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Alki Junkyard 1/17

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Howdy
SJ and I went to Alki Junkyard today.

Sights included: a juvi wolfie in a pipe, a medium gpo in a pipe, a kelp greenling guarding eggs, one alabaster nudi (the only nudi on the whole dive), lots of sea spiders, a couple leather stars, one brooding anemone, a couple bay pipefish and one poacher. Not as much as I typically see here!
There look to be eggs growing inside the spider's legs! (zoom in)
There look to be eggs growing inside the spider's legs! (zoom in)
This small poacher was mouthing at me!
This small poacher was mouthing at me!
Hope everyone's having a great weekend (despite the Hawks loss and some less than ideal dive weather in some places...)
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The spider closeup is cool. You can see something in the legs. I read their organs are in their legs. Pretty cool. I'll have to give some super macro a shot next time. :)
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Yeah, I was surprised -- they look like eggs!
Kind of like you see eggs in shrimp legs.
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That poacher is so cute!!!
It was great diving with you :)
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A few pics from our dive today. :)
I hope you're all having a good weekend!
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Fish eggs
Fish eggs
Gunnel with some eggs
Gunnel with some eggs
Super high tide at Junkyard
Super high tide at Junkyard
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Great pics you guys
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Nice shots! Gotta go with you guys on that dive sometime.
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Please, can we plan a dive that bot Gdog and I can attend? I Have yet to ever dive that site...
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Scubak wrote:Please, can we plan a dive that bot Gdog and I can attend? I Have yet to ever dive that site...
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And me, I wanna go too.
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Great spot I need to do it again someday!
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Are you guys going up to going there some Thursday night (tides allowing) or do we need to make it a weekend?

Tides this Thursday night there look a little on the low/strong side! Feb 4 looks a bit better
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YellowEye wrote:Are you guys going up to going there some Thursday night (tides allowing) or do we need to make it a weekend?

Tides this Thursday night there look a little on the low/strong side! Feb 4 looks a bit better
Feb 4th I will be splashing probably at 1000 Steps.....or Karpata, or Tolo. Bonaire!!! But I will be back on the 8th. So I will miss the Feb 4 dive....I will also miss ACDC concert in Tacoma the 2nd....sigh.
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The spider shot is superb! Amazing how good you guys are with macro ! :notworthy:
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